Overview
- Ukraine's intelligence service said Monday that internal Russian assessments show one oil company has shut about 400 wells and nationwide refining has fallen by at least 10% in early 2026.
- Zelensky said the papers report 11 banks preparing for liquidation and eight more in critical condition that require outside support.
- He put Russia's federal budget deficit near $80 billion by May and said many regional budgets are close to bankruptcy.
- The president ordered controlled sharing of evidence that Russia is trying to use foreign firms to bypass sanctions, including grain exports from occupied Crimea and investment in Arctic oil and gas projects.
- Kyiv released the documents and they have not been independently verified, but recent data show April seaborne fuel exports fell after Ukrainian strikes and the Economy Ministry reported a 1.8% GDP drop over two months.